| Leaves |
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4-10 cm. in length |
| |
oval to heart-shaped |
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coarse and double-toothed |
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without teeth for about 30 cm. on either side of
the stalk |
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smooth and dark green above |
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paler with soft down below |
|
| Fruit |
| |
small |
| |
oval |
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two-winged nutlet in enlarged female catkins |
| |
know as a strobulus or cone when ripe |
|
| Bark |
| |
thin, smooth and dark brown on young trees
becoming a creamy-white to pinkish-white |
| |
easily separated into papery leaves |
| |
often used by woodsmen to kindle a camp fire |
|
| General |
| |
most common birch and most important hardwood in the
Province |
| |
used in great quantities for fuelwood, and in
manufacturing of plywood and flooring |
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grow to heights of 15-21 m. with 30-50 cm in diameter |
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often grow in pure stands or with conifers |
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frequently one of the first species to regenerate
burnover areas often by "stump sprouts" |
